We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

UPSWEEP

by Hannah Epperson

supported by
T.J. Dwyer
T.J. Dwyer thumbnail
T.J. Dwyer Beautiful and original showcase of the Rashomon Effect through music. The emotional depth and musical range Hannah displays is truly incredible. Easily in my top 5 albums of 2016. Thank you Hannah for this beautiful record. Favorite track: Strong Thread (Amelia).
evemcqui
evemcqui thumbnail
evemcqui I've attended your performance in Quebec city at Pantoum and was overwhelmed. What a work of art.
frankgeorgemichaelhedden
frankgeorgemichaelhedden thumbnail
frankgeorgemichaelhedden I love this record because the artist seems to have a complementary view of reality to my (odd) view. Every piece of organized sound coming from her resonates with me and makes me feel warm & fuzzy. Now if only I had a valentine to purchase this for XD Favorite track: Farthest Distance (Iris).
more... more...
/
  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    TRACKLIST

    1. Farthest Distance (Amelia)

    2. Circles (Amelia)

    3. Strong Thread (Amelia)

    4. Story (Amelia)

    5. Iodine (Amelia)

    6. Farthest Distance (Iris)

    7. Circles (Iris)

    8. Strong Thread (Iris)

    9. Story (Iris)

    10. Iodine (Iris)

    Includes unlimited streaming of UPSWEEP via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more
    ships out within 5 days

      $25 USD or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    TRACKLIST

    1. Farthest Distance (Amelia)

    2. Circles (Amelia)

    3. Strong Thread (Amelia)

    4. Story (Amelia)

    5. Iodine (Amelia)

    6. Farthest Distance (Iris)

    7. Circles (Iris)

    8. Strong Thread (Iris)

    9. Story (Iris)

    10. Iodine (Iris)

    Includes unlimited streaming of UPSWEEP via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more
    ships out within 5 days

      $15 USD or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD  or more

     

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Story (Iris) 03:06
10.

about

Upsweep is one of a collection of unexplained sounds recorded by the USA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The idea of an unresolved origin of sound is transfixing to me. In the unusual case of Upsweep, the overall source level of the sound has been declining since the early nineties. There is something so beautiful and melancholic about the concept of a sound whose origin is unresolved and may never be before it fades to nothing. It's relatable: it feels like the arc of a life. And so it seemed a fitting title for a catalogue of my own assorted sounds, which are in essence - as with most earnest things in life - unexplainable.

That being said, I can offer you the shape of parentheses in which you can, if you'd like, contextualize this record. Iris and Amelia are the supporting characters in a screenplay I've been breathing life into this last year. The story follows the manic devolution of a young man called Skyler who experiences a damning series of breaks from reality when his life becomes riddled with interpersonal traumas. Iris and Amelia come to represent two systems of order in our protagonist's otherwise chaotic and damaged world.

And so the bifurcation of the sonic voice on this record, expressed through the divergent voicings of Iris and Amelia, helped release me from the paralysis of my own kind of broken reality and aided a process of reconciliation with a social reality that proved inhospitable for my brother, who was and will always be an integral part of how I identify with all the dimensions of the mad world. For every voice in this world there exists a different version of reality, but we're all searching fundamentally for moments of connection with a world that exists materially and spiritually outside of our selves. And so Iris and Amelia sing different versions of the same songs. They are contradictory fragments of all of us, I suppose ... ecstatic, damaged, exhausted, compassionate, narcissistic, ambitious, self-loathing, loyal, imaginative, misunderstood, and yearning for connection.

credits

released September 16, 2016

Composed, arranged and performed by Hannah Epperson

Amelia (Side A):
Produced, engineered and programming by Stint

Iris (Side B)
Produced, engineered by Zubin Hensler

All tracks mastered by John McCaig of panicStudios

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Hannah Epperson Vancouver, British Columbia

With early ties to the American Southwest and Canada's Pacific coast, Hannah Epperson first heard music and stories as a traveler between high mountain desert and ocean shores. Her music draws from a life of listening and play inspired by musicians and artists across a wide range of genres. ... more

contact / help

Contact Hannah Epperson

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Hannah Epperson, you may also like: